| Luzula traversii | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Juncaceae |
| Genus: | Luzula |
| Species: | L. traversii |
| Binomial name | |
| Luzula traversii | |
Luzula traversii is a species of flowering plant in the rush, family Juncaceae. It is native to the New Zealand.
Description
Cheeseman published this description posthumously in 1925:
Stems densely tufted, very variable in size, usually from 6 to 12 in., but sometimes attaining 18 in. and occasionally dwarfed to 4in., slender, often attenuate above. Leaves radical and a few cauline, all much shorter than the stem, 1-6 in. long, rarely more, 1⁄10-1⁄4 in. broad at the base and from thence gradually tapering upwards, apex subulate, not obtuse as in the forms of L. campestris; margins flat or involute, ciliate with long hairs. Inflorescence terminal, erect or nodding, compound, of several short and dense spikes either all congested into an ovoid head, or the lower 1 to 3 distinct and sometimes peduncled. Lower bracts foliaceous, often overtopping the inflorescence; upper membranous, with very broad white margins and apices, densely ciliate with long hairs. Flowers small, 1⁄10 in. long. Perianth-segments equal, or the outer slightly longer, lanceolate, awned, pale-chestnut with white and silvery margins. Stamens 3, rarely more. Capsule equalling the perianth, ovoid-globose, trigonous, mucronate, pale- or dark-chestnut, sometimes almost black. Seeds oblong-ovoid, ferruginous.[1]
The species can be distinguished from Luzula campestris by its tapering leaves that end in a distinct point.[1]
Distribution
Luzula traversii is native to the South Island of New Zealand.[1]
References
- 1 2 3 4 Cheeseman, T. F. (1925), Oliver, W. R. B. (ed.), Manual of the New Zealand Flora (2nd ed.), New Zealand Government, p. 305-206, OCLC 1129885839, Wikidata Q115528659